Bure

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: bvh
Alternate Names: Bubure
Population: 20 (Batic 2011), decreasing. Ethnic population: 500.
Location:: Bauchi state: Kirfi LGA, Bure village.
Language Status: 8b (Nearly extinct).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, West, A, A.2, Bole, Bole Proper
Language Use: Elderly only. Most shifted to Hausa [hau] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007). Many shifted to Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv] (Dimmendaal and Voeltz 2007).
Other Comments: Muslim.

Location: Bauchi state: Kirfi LGA, Bure village.